Install Steps

Next, you can use firstrun.sh in the root directory to set up auxilary tools used by DICE. This will create a tools directory:

$ ./firstrun.sh

Setting up a virtualenv

A virtualenv allows you to partition off an environment containing modules specifically needed to run DICE. You can blow it away later and start from scratch if need be. As of this writing, the most current version is virtualenv 1.9.1. Please check here to find the lastest version. Follow the steps below to get started:

Now, whenever you type python, you will be using our virtualenv python. To use the system-default version of python again, either use an absolute path to it (e.g. /usr/bin/python) or deactivate the virtualenv: